The Election Commission today allotted broadcast and telecast time to political parties for their election broadcasts on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

The Commission has decided to extend the equitable time sharing scheme on the electronic media and the use of broadcast and telecast time will be available only to national parties and recognised state parties in the polls. This facility will be available from Regional stations of All India Radio and Doordarshan and in the headquarters of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and relayed by other stations within those states.

The EC has said a base time of 45 minutes will be given to each national party and recognized state party uniformly on the Regional Kendra of Doordarshan and All India Radio network in the two states.